[Conversation] Time – Sample Sentences
Tudi diba kayi?
Quelle heure est-il ?
What time is it?
Tudi diba umwe
Il est 1 heure.
It’s 1 o’clock.
Tudi mundankulu
Il est minuit.
It’s midnight.
Tudi dya ibidi ne tusunsa dikumi
Il est 2h10
It’s 10 past 2.
Diba dya kuya dya kumbanyi
Il est temps de partir
It’s time to leave
Diba dya kudya dyakumbanyi
Il est temps de manger
It’s time to eat
Leelu tudi wa manga ?
Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?
What is the day today?
Dibidi dya ngondu mwibidi
Le 2 février
February 2nd
Kudi mafuku abidi
Il y a 2 jours
Two days ago
Note that to express time in Ciluba we use the first person of plural form so that “it is 1pm” is actually literally translated into “we are 1pm”…
[Vocabulary] Time / Diba / Temps
Here’s a vocabulary list with words related to time. click on the link at the bottom to find a few sample sentences.
| dîba temps / timecidimu année/ year ngondu, mwenji ditùku / matùku dîba kasunsa cidimu luuyà mashika makole muvwa wa mvùla muvwa wa mashìka |
mààlabà, makèèlèlà mushààla hier/yesterdayleelù aujoud’hui / today mààlabà, makèèlèlà dìndà mundaamuunyà dilòòlù bufùku mpindyewu pashììsha diba dyônso |
| Cyongu (wa minanga)* janvier / januaryLwîshi* février / february Lwabanya (nkasu)* Cisanga (nkasu)* Lumùngùlù* Kabalanshipu* Kashipu (nkenza)* Cimungù (wa mashika)* Kabitenda* Kaswamansensa* Kaswàbàngà* Ciswà munèna* |
lumingu semaine / weekdiimwe lundi / monday diibidi diisatu diinayi diitanu diisambombu dyalumingu ndekelu wa lumingu |
*Baluba people traditionally call months by the event happening during the moon. for example Ciswa Munene, December, is the month where the big winged ants are out.
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